Comic books April 1953

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Cover art by Mike Arens. Red Ryder story, Red goes after a cabin burglar. Little Beaver story. Auntie Duchess story with Sheriff Newt. Slang with a Tang western article by Fred Harman. Red Ryder story, Indians led by a white man try to take over Fort Pell. Indian sign language article, art by August Lenox. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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April, 1953. Cover by Ed Emsh. Stories: "The Quest of Quaa" by H. A. DeRosso, "Jackrogue Second" by John Jakes, "The Idols of Wuld" by Milton Lesser, "Welcome, Voyagers" by Hubert J. Bernhard, "This World is Condemned" by Ward Botsford, "The Haters" by William Morrison. Softcover Pulp, 5-in. x 7-in., 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson, Tom Cooke and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky gets to town just in time to witness a murder by defenestration, but he doesn't buy the official story of a drunken accident. A stranger comes to Rocky with a tale of murder, but no one else remembers him and the dead body has disappeared. Bronko Betsy finds a friend. The Big Strike; The Accident; Give Him Room; Good Night!; The Devils Hoof; Bronko Betsy: A Cure for Lonesomeness; Assignment: Peril!; The Paint Job; Dead Mans Revenge!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. Rod discovers that the commanding officer of an Army fort is an outlaw impostor, and his only recourse is to lead neighboring tribes in a siege on the fort. Sam the Sheriff investigates the case of the baby-sitting gambler, and discovers a toddler with loaded dice. Rod discovers that the advance scouts for a traveling circus are actually bandits using the circus as a distraction for their crimes. Thunder McGuire; The Great Army Hoax; The Gold Dust Murder; Saddlehead; Cowboy Cal; Sam the Sheriff: The Case of Trouble; The Clueless Crimes; Quiz; The Evil Spirits. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 49 #4 - Apr. 1953. Movie Fan Magazine that uses movie stills and text to retell a movie. Stories include "Salome" starring Rita Hayworth, "Confidentially Connie" starring Janet Leigh, "Dream Wife" starring Cary Grant, "Off Limits" starring Bob Hope, "I Love Melvin" starring Donald O'Connor and "I Confess" starring Montgomery Clift. Movie ads include Bette Davis in The Star, Humphrey Bogart in Battle Circus, Virginia Mayo in She's Back on Broadway, Anne Baxter in The Blue Garden, Bob Hope in Off Limits. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Haunted Diamond, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Frank Giacoia; Johnny Peril and his companion Sandra Shaw are visiting the exhibit of the infamous cursed Bahara diamond; Suddenly they plunge into a dangerous diamond world and are being stalked by diamond creatures. Death Knock! half-page by Mort Drucker; Knocking as omen of approaching death. The Return of Cagliostro!, pencils by Gene Colan; Bruce Clark is researching the life of count Cagliostro; A clever impostor visits him and tries to steal the Cagliostro foundation's money. Hazel Magic! half-page by Mort Drucker; Superstitions about hazel twigs. The Ghost Snowman, pencils by Mort Drucker, inks by Joe Giella; Eric Wright lets his business partner fall to death on a mountain slope; Back in the US Wright is haunted by a living snowman seeking revenge. It is, however, the victim's brother in a clever disguise. The Mystic Marvel, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Beware after Dark!, inks by Joe Giella; Mrs. Dutton's cat Wendy is in reality a shape-shifting alien from the planet Deneb; At night it leaves the house and goes on a killing spree to decimate human life. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Piecemeal, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman plots to give her naturalist husband an overdose of sleeping pills so that she can be with his younger brother. The Assault!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; Lucy, who was spending hours away from home on a regular basis, comes home one night and claims that old Hodges kidnapped and raped her, when, in fact, she had been with her lover. Suicide text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Arrival, script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta (some panels on pages 4-6), and Roy Krenkel (alien architecture), inks by Al Williamson (signed), Frank Frazetta (some panels on pages 4-6), and Roy Krenkel (alien architecture); Ninety-five thousand years after man destroys himself with nuclear weapons, the evolved rats develop space travel and meet their Martian neighbors. Seep No More!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; Every morning, after a man stabs a woman to death and stashes her body in the attic, he sees a huge bloodstain spreading across his ceiling; He tries to cover it up with paint, but every morning it's there. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Pete Riss, Charles Sultan, King Ward, and Charles Nicholas. Tales of pre-Code horror from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Betty and Slim are menaced by a mysterious black cloud that is somehow alive, fifty years before the Lost TV series. A coward makes a strange bargain to gain courage. Movie star Sandra invokes an ancient Roman deity to ensure her path to stardom. Black Dust; The Dream Keeper; Beyond the Grave; Mirror of Doom; Horror in Hollywood. 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Stan Campbell cover art swiped from Wally Wood's cover on Spirit Section (Will Eisner) #1952-08/03. "Menace of the Meteor Men," script by Walter Gibson, art by Stan Campbell; When the Army is on maneuvers in the Arizona desert, they find themselves in the midst of a meteor shower; When some of the meteors prove to be low-minded creatures composed of rock and metal, impervious to bullets and explosions, it's up to Spurs Jackson to halt the invasion of the Meteor Men. "The Battle of Spaceman's Gulch," script by Walter Gibson; Spurs Jackson and Strong Bow go on a mission to investigate explosions seen on the moon, leaving Hank Roper to meet a group of costumed science fiction fans invited by Spurs for a nearby local convention; Expecting the fans to show up in costume and an airplane mocked-up to appear like a rocket ship, Hank is surprised when a real alien from Neptune named Jawa shows up instead. "Visit Spurs Jackson at his Spaceranch in Spaceman's Gulch" one-page story, script by Walter Gibson. "Spurs Jackson and the Vanishing Water" text story. "Beyond the Moon," script by Walter Gibson, art by Stan Campbell; The Soviets are using flying saucers as guided missile transport ships to take slaves to work on Mines on the Moon; The discs are sent from a secret Soviet base orbiting just beyond the moon, where it cannot be seen. "Space Prospectors!" one-page non-fiction story. "Trip to Mercury," script by Walter Gibson; Strong Bow goes with Laughing Frog and another member of his Mayan tribe; They go to a Mayan pyramid in Mexico where legend has it was the last place Princess Karna was seen centuries earlier; Strong Bow and his tribesmen discover a spaceship inside the pyramid. "SPACE WESTERN COMICS." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. I Was a Hollywood Soldier, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Two Heroes from West Point, art by Ramona Fradon. Alias General Snodgrass, art by Jim McArdle. Prisoner of War, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Ray Burnley. Private Pete filler page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty filler page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 29, Issue 3 - April, 1953. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Stories by Kendell Foster Crossen, Ross Rocklynne, Robert Sherman Townes, Robert Donald Locke, Sam Merwin Jr., Richard Barr and Wallace West, Leslie Bigelow, and Peter Phillips. Alex Schomburg and Emsh illustrations. 6.5" x 9", 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. An outlaw uses a sheriff to set a trap for Straight Arrow. Red Hawk faces the magician Cat Eyes, who kills his enemies with a gigantic black arrow. Straight Arrow tracks mysterious cattle deaths to a scientist experimenting with germ warfare. The Ghost Apaches!; Straight Arrows Secret!; Red Hawk: Black Arrow of Death!; The Mysterious Stranger! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman's Secret Workshop starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea With Superman starring Superman and Little Dan Wheeler, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Plastino. Mysterious Moving Islands text story by Capt. Jeb Manton. The Superwoman From Space starring Superman, Tharka (Intro, the Superwoman), and Bowtie Barris, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Davis. "By the Fright of the Silvery Moon!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; After two men are found torn apart on the night of a full moon, the sheriff of a small American farm community seizes a man who has arrived from Hungary with his two sons and has him shot, believing him to be a werewolf. "Midnight Mess!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A man visits his sister in a small town where people get off the street and close up shop before sundown due to a recent spate of seventeen vampire killings, but scoffs at the idea as the work of a homicidal maniac as vampires don't exist. "The Rack" text story. "Busted Marriage!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A man has voodoo dolls made as wedding cake figures in order to get a wealthy woman to marry him. "This Wraps It Up," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Three archeologists, one with a bad heart (Munson), uncover the tomb of the 5th Pharoah of Egypt with a large treasure. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Tex Ritter tames the West with his six-guns, his horse White Flash and his dog, Fury. Tex catches ranch hands Kink and Dud trying to kill a co-worker because he won't go along with their plans to rustle the ranch's cattle. Tex tries to figure out which carny performer murdered the show's owner - the dwarf, mind reader, trapeze artist, fat lady, or giant - in one of the strangest whodunits ever. After getting caught in a dam explosion, Tex loses his sight, but the outlaws who blew up the dam are still targeting him. Horse For Sale; The Shadow of the Law; Blind Man's Duties; Loonie Les: Aptly Named!; The Unhappy Medium; Buffalo Bill: A Honey of a Task; Loonie Les: Inside and Outside Man!; Pinto Pete: Boxer De Luxe; Death On the Rails. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (April, 1953). TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Edited by Will Lieberson, V.A. Provisiero and Al Jetter. Stories by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Leonard Frank and unknown. Horror tales that are so scary they could only lead you to believe that This Magazine is Haunted! In this issue: When Professor Niles unearths the remains of a Neanderthal man, the whole town suddenly regresses into inexplicable caveman behavior in "Let the Past Lie Buried!" with pencils by Shelly Moldoff. Plus: An adventurous photographer wants to take pictures of a mysterious, forbidden place called City of the Dead amidst a desert. He forces his entry by poisoning himself, but takes too high a dose and actually belongs in the realm of the dead in "The City of the Dead!" with art by Bob McCarty. Also: Engineer Roger Ellis is able to see striking doom in form of a black phantom. With a sorcerer's help he captures the phantom and imprisons it. But the horrible creature can free itself and strikes again in "Phantom of Disaster!" with story by Bill Woolfolk. And: Art painter Leo Main is threatened by his landlady Mrs. Tyran. He paints a murder scene involving her and an ominous fat man. The fat man becomes reality, though, and starts developing a will of his own in "The Fat Man!" with art by Leonard Frank. Plus: 2-page text story "The Mills Grind Fine" written by John Martin, and ads for Strange Stories from Another World and Worlds of Fear. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 71, Issue 2 - April, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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April, 1953. Cover by Jack Coggins. Stories by Damon Knight, Katherine MacLean, Philip Jose Farmer, Lee Priestley, Evan Hunter, Rolf Martell, and Ralf Sloan. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 5 - April, 1953. Peter Driben cover. Men's magazine featuring lingerie pictorials with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Champion Chaser"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Droopy 1-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 12, Issue 3 - April, 1953. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Mort Lawrence, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Tony sets up a racket supplying guns to other criminals. Exiled crook Louie will do anything to get back to America, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. The Great Unsolved Mysteries contest invites readers to ponder the murder of an elderly miser, in a boarding house where everyone wanted his money. For Hire....Guns For Killers; Murderous Cargo; Great Unsolved Mysteries: Murder of a Miser; Wanted: Raymond Wilt; The Too Smart Killer! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Reconnaissance!" (art by Paul Reinman), "Surrender!" (art by Bob Brown), "On Target," "The Prayer" (art by Sy Barry), and a two-page text story, "Confidential: AAA1." Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Bob Powell. Tales of war from Harvey, published as the Cold War was heating up. Navy frogmen undertake a dangerous mission in the waters off Korea. The life of a flight-deck officer on an aircraft carrier during World War II. US soldiers face a suicide mission in the harsh Korean winter. True facts about the National Guard. Death Mission; Last Stand!; Night in Korea; Two Flags; On Your Guard; Paratrooper; Suicide in the Snow! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A couple buys werewolf and vampire costumes from a strange shop for Halloween, but the costumes become their real identities. An aging scientist discovers how to put his mind into a younger body, but he chooses the wrong body. A jeweler sells and resells a cursed ring that makes its wearers the targets of a vampire. Trick or Treat; The Ruby; To the Bitter End; Eternal Death; Vengeance in Death; A Better Mouse Trap. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Sherman. Warpath in the Sky starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Don Cameron, art by Howard Sherman. The Merry-Go-Round Rustlers starring Nighthawk, script by Don Cameron, art by Ruben Moreira. The Incredible City in the Sky, art by Ramona Fradon. Twin Terrors starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. After his son runs away, a sheriff wanders the West, becoming a top gunfighter to prove he's no coward. A young outlaw abandoned in the desert is taken in by a monastery, but soon his ex-partner shows up. A sheriff outwits a rustler gang that uses a pan-shaped brand to mark its stolen cattle, eradicating any previous brands. Also featuring a vintage PSA for the American Red Cross. The Back-Down Gun; Bite of the Desert; March Is Red Cross Time; The Frying Pan Blotter; Sundown Drive; The Engine Rustler. Final issue of the series; followed by Western Fighters 3-D (1953) #1. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Earth gains a new moon, Dr. Sivana sees a chance to have his own world again. As Western hero Golden Arrow bows out of the pages of Whiz Comics, horror host Dr. Death makes his debut. When a sea monster surfaces, Ibis becomes gigantic, to battle it kaiju-to-kaiju. Captain Marvel: Sivanas Monster World; Doc Sorebones; Lance O'Casey: The Killers of Shark Pool; Golden Arrow: Trail of Death!; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Man-Eater from the Deep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1953. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 180 Pages, B&W.

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Volume 8, Issue 5 - April, 1953. Cover by Peter Driben. 8.5" x 11.", 52 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tale "The Fabulous Ostrich" and three untitled stories, plus untitled 1-page stories on the inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans Heavy water damage, paper deterioration, staple rust/migration. Mold spots. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Sheldon Moldoff, Bob McCarty, Maurice Gutwirth and John Martin. Pre-Code tales of horror from Fawcett, a publisher not normally noted for grue. A murderous tailor is blackmailed by the man who knows his secret, until he manages to create an article of clothing that will set him free. Scientist Philip learns how to understand rodents, only to discover their sinister plans for humankind. A sculptor accidentally chooses a cursed tree as raw material for his latest creation. The Harvest of Horror; Tailor of Death!; They Are Watching You!; Diamond of Doom; Deaths Bride-Groom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.